Vágar
Vágar (Faroese pronunciation: [vɔːaɹ]; Danish: Vågø) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 square kilometres (69 square miles), it ranks third in size, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar region also comprises the island of Mykines.
Vágar
Vågø | |
|---|---|
Location within the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°05′N 7°16′W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
| Region | Vágar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3 |
| Highest elevation | 722 m (2,369 ft) |
| Population (01-2020) | |
| • Total | 3,367 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Calling code | 298 |
The Vágar island shape is very distinctive, since on maps it resembles a dog's head. The fjord Sørvágsfjørður is the mouth and the lake Fjallavatn is the eye.
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